Nonlinear optimization with engineering applications / by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs

Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1 Introducing Optimization 2 One-variable Optimization 3 Applications in n Variables 4 n-Variable Unconstrained Optimization 5 Direct Search Methods 6 Computing Derivatives 7 The Steepest Descent Method 8 Weak Line Searches and Convergence 9 Newton and Newton-like Methods 10 Quasi-Newton Methods 11 Conjugate Gradient Methods 12 A Summary of Unconstrained Methods 14 Larger-Scale Problems 15 Global Unconstrained Optimization 16 Equality Constrained Optimization 17 Linear Equality Constraints 18 Penalty Function Methods 19 Sequential Quadratic Programming 20 Inequality Constrained Optimization 21 Extending Equality Constraint Methods 22 Barrier Function Methods 23 Interior Point Methods 24 A Summary of Constrained Methods 25 The OPTIMA Software References Index